05/15/1857: Inventory of Unidentified Slaves for Larkin, John (Estate Of) by Elizabeth Larkin, Guardian (Slave Hiring)

Archive

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Black Ancestors Awareness Campaign Platte County Black History Repository

Entry/Object ID

INV.0529

Collection

1836-1867 Platte County, Missouri, Probate Inventories

Archive Items Details

Description

Unidentified Slaves: "…report of the hire of slaves belonging to widow & heirs of John Larkin. Guardian charges herself $66.66 for hire of slaves for 1857. One of said slaves being in a condition that made her services for said year worthless."

Date(s) of Creation

5/15/1857

Other Names and Numbers

Other Names

Name Type

Enslaved

Other Name

Unidentified Slaves

Name Type

Enslaver

Other Name

Larkin, John (Estate Of)

Other Numbers

Number Type

Source Citation

Other Number

Vol. A 1852-1862: IN.A.239

Copyright

Copyright Details

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Research Notes

Research Type

Researcher

Person

Bill Nichols

Date

6/8/2025

Research Type

Researcher

Person

Robin Nava

Date

6/29/2025

General Notes

Note

1857.05.15 IN.A.239 Larkin, John Slaves and Hiring 3QSQ-G9L9-QF5B.jpg

Note

BAAC workbook: 1836-1867 Probate Inventories CatalogIt version.xlsx [Probate Inv 02.14.26]

Created By

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Create Date

September 2, 2026

Updated By

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Update Date

September 16, 2026

Name/Title

05/15/1857: Inventory of Unidentified Slaves for Larkin, John (Estate Of) by Elizabeth Larkin, Guardian (Slave Hiring)